The group of friends who forever changed baseball in Kansas City has one more season together. We all understand that. The Royals’ front office, the coaches, the players, fans, media. All of us.
What hasn’t been as clear is that the success or failure of next season will largely depend on a talk between two men who wear dress shoes to games.
Earlier this month, general manager Dayton Moore put concern in the minds of many fans when he said the team’s payroll will likely “regress a bit” from a franchise record that approached $140 million in 2016.